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1950 United States Federal Census
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: 3820; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 6-51 |
- [S11286] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Maine Veterans - Blue Star), (Location: Augusta ME;), FRENCH Evelyn Louise Grondin 1932-2021 (Spouse).
Evelyn Grondin, 89, of Augusta, Maine, died April 13, 2021 peacefully at home, with her children at her side.
She was born March 13, 1932 the daughter of Harry French and Tena (Lunt, French) Wilkinson in the Windsor farmhouse of her grandparents Will and Grace French.
She and her sister, Marion, attended one-room schoolhouses in Somerville and Windsor.
She was an avid reader, particularly mysteries, listening to soaps,. She also liked to sing and yodel. She loved music especially country, and her grandfather encouraged that passion with the organ they had in the home.
She graduated from Halloween High School in the class of 1949 and was voted "the shyest'' in the class.
After high school, she got a job at Augusta General Hospital where she met her best friend, Marisa Plaisted and future husband, Armand "Jim" Grondin.
Evelyn and Armand married on April 14, 1951. They resided in Tennessee while her husband was stationed there during his service to our country, in the army.
She was a homemaker while the children was young, then worked the the State of Maine and retired after 28 years.
Evelyn was a faithful follower of the Lord Jesus and was member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Augusta for 35 years.
She was predeceased by her husband; son, Stephen; her parents and grandparents; sister, Beverly Arellano; .
She is survived by her five children, Robert Grondin and partner Tina, Alice Chicoine, David Grondin, Joyce Grondin, Pamela Savoy and her partner Celery, and Stephen's longtime partner Sandra Sisson, her sister Marion Giblin, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A very special thank you to Ramon E Cheleuitte for his excellent care and kindness while caring for Evelyn.
A service will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church on May 7 at 11a.m. A small reception will follow at Le Club Calumet. Burial will be at a later date.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225754233/evelyn-louise-grondin
- [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Windsor, Kennebec, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01481; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 6-78.
- [S4059] Obituary of Evelyn Grondin - Augusta Maine - Mar 2021, (Name: Funeral Alternatives Group; Location: Augusta ME; Date: 13 Apr 2021;), Evelyn Louise French Grondin Obituary.
Date of Death: April 13, 2021
Date of Birth: March 16, 1932
Biography:
AUGUSTA - Evelyn L. (French) Grondin, 89, died April 13, 2021 peacefully at home, with her children by her side.
She was born on March 16, 1932 to Harry French and Tena (Lunt, French) Wilkinson in the Windsor farmhouse of her grandparents, Will and Grace French, where she was raised.
She held many special memories of the years she spent growing up on the farm as "Gramp" worked in the woods and "Grammie" kept the homestead going while Mom and her sister, Marion, attended one-room schoolhouses in Somerville and Windsor.
Mom always said it was hard to find someone whose cooking and baking skills compared to Grammie Grace's.
Every summer, Mom and Marion would help Gramp weed his many gardens. She also liked to take a few minutes each day to scratch the pig's back with a stick.
On her birthday, Gramp would take Mom in the woods to tap sap from a tree to drink for a special treat.
She was an avid reader and spent many hours with a book, particularly mysteries, and enjoyed listening to soaps and mysteries on the radio such as “The Shadow” (“Only the Shadow Knows”)
During the Depression, she and her grandparents listened to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Fireside Chats" on the radio.
Mom also liked to sing and yodel. When she was a young teen, her mother bought her a guitar which she learned to play by ear. She loved music, especially country, and her grandfather encouraged that passion with the organ they had in the home and listening to music on the radio.
She went to live with her father and stepmother Mary (Dolly) in Hallowell during her high school years, but returned to Windsor to be with her beloved grandparents every weekend and school vacation.
She graduated from Hallowell High in 1949 and was voted "the shyest" in her class. Needless to say, former classmates were shocked when they heard that she had six children.
After high school, she got a job at Augusta General Hospital where she met her best friend, Marie Plaisted and her future husband, Armand "Jim" Grondin, while he was helping his father with a carpentry job.
Mom and Dad married on April 14, 1951 and lived in Tennessee while Dad was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky while serving in the Army.
Mom was a homemaker when her children were young and eventually went to work for the state of Maine, where she retired after 28 years.
She has been a member of the Fellowship Baptist Church in Augusta for 35 years.
Her favorite thing to do was to spend time with her family and her cat Harry! In earlier years she loved to go to the coast as often as she could in the summer.
She is predeceased by her husband, Jim; a son, Stephen; her grandparents; her parents; a sister Beverly Arellano; her in-laws, Leona and Philibert Grondin, Rita Farrington, Lucien Grondin, Romeo Grondin, Lucille and Joe Chetcuti and Patrick Giblin .
She is survived by her five children, Robert Grondin and his partner Tina of Mount Vernon & Winslow; Alice Chicoine of Windsor; David Grondin of Windsor; Joyce Grondin of Augusta; Pamela Savoy and her partner Clery of Augusta: and Stephen's longtime partner Sandra Sisson of Augusta; her sister, Marion Giblin of Arizona; five grandchildren: Stacy, Jessica, Joe, Steven and Alicia; 8 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A special thank you to Ramon E. Cheleuitte, M.D. for his excellent care and kindness to our mom through the years.
A service will be held at Fellowship Baptist Church, Augusta on May 7, 2021 at 11:00 AM with a small reception following at Le Club Calumet. Buriel will be at a later date.
Donations in her memory may be made to Fellowship Baptist Church, 237 Eastern Ave. Augusta ME 04330 or Kennebec Valley Humane Society, 10 Pethaven Ln, Augusta, ME 04330
https://www.funeralalternatives.net/obituaries/obit-details.php?Grondin-2447
- [S4058] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Harry French • Kennebec Journal - Aug 1980, (Name: Kennebec Journal; Location: Augusta ME; Date: 27 Aug 1980;), Harry Ernest French Obituary.
Harry French, 74, died Tuesday afternoon in Waterville at the Thayer Unit of the Mid-Maine Medical Center following a long illness.
He was born in Windsor, June 4 1906, the son of Will and Grace Turner French. He was educated in Somerville schools and was employed for years at the Augusta Post Office prior to his retirement in 1969. He and his wife operated a boarding home an Main Street of Oakland for many yeors.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years, the former Mary Scott of Oakland; two daughters, Mrs Evelyn Grondin of Augusta and Mrs Maria Giblin of Phoenix AZ; one brother, Lawrence French of Windsor; one half sister Leola Emery of Augusta; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at the Augusta Church of God. Burial will be at Sand Hill Cemetery, Somerville.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/858828022/?article=ce6dce88-4e86-42bb-a340-122b658d4b96&focus=0.04715612,0.6540675,0.21584266,0.7981956&xid=3355
- [S4056] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Tena Wilkinson • Kennebec Journal - Nov 1994, (Name: Kennebec Journal; Location: Augusta ME; Date: 12 Nov 1994;), Tena Bernice Lunt French Wilkinson Obituary.
Tena Bernice (Lunt) Wilkinson, 83, died Friday Nov 11 1994 at Augusta Convalescent Center where she was admitted two weeks ago.
Born on April 11, 1911 at Friendship on Long Island, she was the daughter of Atwood and Angeline Lunt and attended school in Windsor. She was married to Harry Ernest French who died previously.
Tena lived briefly in Bangor and then moved to Augusta where she worked at the Kennebec Journal on Willow Street. She later lived in Michigan where she met and married Lyman Wilkinson. The couple later moved to Arizona where her husband died. Mrs Wilkinson moved to Randolph from Arizona seven years ago. She loved birds and enjoyed flowers.
She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Augusta.
Surviving are three daughters, Evelyn Grondin of Augusta; Marion Giblin and her husband Patrick of Phoenix AZ, and Beverly Evans Arellano of Antioch CA; 10 grandchildren, Robert Grondin of Winslow, Alice Groodin Chicoine of Windsor, David Grondin of Augusta, Joyce Grondin of Hallowell, Pamela Grondin Savoy of Farmingdale, Stephen Grondin of Sacramento CA, Debra Kay of Litchfield Park AZ, John Giblin of Payson AZ, Roderick Evans of Pittsburg CA, and Angela Arellano of Antioch CA; 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter.
Friends may call at Gray and Pratt Funeral Home, where a funeral service will be held. The Rev Don Williams, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery, Windsor.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/859386052/?article=24158bbe-e6e5-4b70-af9f-d97c17fde02b&focus=0.5153885,0.11300568,0.6623254,0.5052785&xid=3355
- [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 September 2023, 16:44), entry for Evelyn Louise French (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G4YM-CQJ ); contributed by various users.
https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G4YM-CQJ
- [S9811] Ancestry.com, Maine, U.S., Marriage Index, 1892-1996, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;).
- [S4060] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Armand Grondin • Waterville Morning Sentinel - Feb 1987, (Name: Morning Sentinel; Location: Waterville ME; Date: 4 Feb 1987;), Armand Joseph "Jim" Grondin Obituary.
Armand Grondin, 54, died Tuesday at his home following a long illness.
He was born in Augusta, Oct 9 1932, the son of Philabert and Leona (Lavoie) Grondin.
He served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Later he graduated from Gates Business College. He was employed by the US Postal Service as a mail carrier for 15 years, and was previously employed by Bates Manufacturing Company for several years.
He was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church and was past president of the local Letter Carriers Union.
Survivors include his wife Mrs Evelyn (French) Grondin of Augusta; three sons Robert Grondin of Winslow, David Grondin and Stephen Grondin, both of Manchester NH; three daughters Mrs Alice Chicoine of Windsor, Joyce Grondin of Old Town, and Pamela Savoy of Augusta; two sisters, Mrs Rita Farrington of Danbury CT, and Mrs Lucille Chetcuti of Ridgefield CT; five grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Friends may visit at Plummer Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered at St Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/856203982/?article=605e53f1-b0f0-48bd-8246-c7babfa0ac5d&focus=0.030550737,0.55849457,0.18904468,0.5957249&xid=335
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Obituary of ARMAND JOSEPH "JIM" GRONDIN • Morning Sentinel • Waterville, Maine • Wed, Feb 4, 1987 • Page 7 |
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